8 April 2016

• Vanguard:  The forefront of any movement, field, activity, or the like. 
• The General Mills initiative is at the vanguard of the movement that is quietly reshaping certain corners of the corporate world.  (David Gelles)
• Echelons: A level of command, authority, or rank
• With meditation, yoga and "mindfulness", the foundational tenets of Buddhism, Hinduism and other pan-Asian philosophies have infiltrated the upper echelons of some of the biggest companies of Earth. (David Gelles)
• Buoy: To sustain or encourage 
• Pioneered by Chade-Meng Tan, an early google employee, its popularity has been buoyed by Tan's book of the same title.  (David Gelles)